diff --git a/sat/__init__.py b/sat/__init__.py
index f212cb67..dd6fde54 100644
--- a/sat/__init__.py
+++ b/sat/__init__.py
@@ -23,5 +23,4 @@ with open(version_file) as f:
     __version__ = f.read().strip()
 
 if not wokkel.installed:
-    print("installing Wokkel patches")
     wokkel.install()